Chapter 1: Messed Up Like This

resentment towards Yan Luoxi out of spite, but upon returning, she was moved by Yan Luoxi's genuine feelings.To be honest, they weren't sworn enemies; it was solely due to Li An’s matter that Yan Luo...Chapter 1: Causing Such a Mess

Lian gave a cold laugh. His handsome and youthful face was filled with ridicule and disdain.

Zhou Guangtao, do you think finding my brother will scare me How naive of you. Don't you see the relationship between my brother and me Hmph, I'll just have to watch how you try to fight against me!

When he heard his brother had come over, Lian was not too afraid. The best person in this world for him was his brother. His father was too strict while his mother was too careless. Since childhood, his brother Li Yi had unconditionally loved and pampered him, cleaning up all the messes he created without question.

Lian had no fear of Li Yi at all.

He wasn't afraid, but with his brother's aggressive arrival this time, it was likely due to what happened between him and Yan Luoxi. He still needed a good reason to explain the situation.

Moreover, if he planned on marrying Yan Luoxi, he had to first get his brother's approval. With his brother’s support, dealing with his father and mother would be much easier. Plus, his brother wasn't even married yet; could their parents really agree for him to marry before Li Yi

As Lian stroked his chin, pondering about his future plans, the house intercom suddenly rang incessantly. He glanced at it and saw that it was from the guard room. This persistent ringing style was purely in the spirit of Shao Junhe's mischievous ways.

Why did this kid come so quickly What trouble is he going to cause

Fuming, Lian picked up the phone and shouted irritably outside: "What do you want Do you want to watch my show"

"Lian, it's me," a deep and magnetic voice came through the line. "Open the door for me."

"Brother!!!" Li An jumped up from the sofa like a resurrected corpse and exclaimed, "You came really fast!"

Li An hurriedly instructed the security guard to bring his brother inside. He hopped on one leg to welcome him, causing wooden floorboards to thud under his feet.

Liyi arrived quickly; just as Li An bounced out of the living room, Liyi had already approached the villa.

Wearing a black shirt, Liyi's legs were long and strong beneath his black pants. His arched eyebrows, phoenix-like eyes, straight nose, thin lips, and cold, deep-set eyes made him almost identical to the younger version of Lihonan.

As another son of Lihonan, Liyin who oversees both legitimate and illegitimate businesses of the Li family, exuded a clear aura of darkness, chilliness, and dominance.

Seeing his brother limping on one leg, Liyi's eyes visibly pained him. He frowned slightly as he asked with a heavy tone, "How did you get into this state If something happened, why didn't you tell me at all What exactly happened"

Li An lowered his head and feigned pitifully, "Nothing serious, just a minor injury. I knew how busy you were, so I didn’t dare to bother you."

"Do you still try to tough it out even with me!" Liyi’s eyes showed disapproval as he pointed at Li An in frustration and sighed lightly.

The young man following behind Liyin had a stern and unfriendly face, exuding an aura of coldness. However, upon seeing Li An, his face broke into a polite smile and he warmly called out: "Second brother."

Li An nodded at him and asked, "Wei Jie, when did you return from abroad"

"I just came back recently. Uncle Li instructed me to follow Brother for some on-the-job training."

This boy is named Nguyen Weijie, the youngest son of Lü Huannan's sworn brother, Nguyen Van Zheng. He is one year younger than Li An.

Ruan Wei Jie’s father was originally part of Lü Huannan's team, but Lü Huannan is a man of honor and has generously rewarded all his brothers who followed him, such as冼誌明 (Xian Ziming), 安雅 (An Ya), 阮文正 (Nguyen Van Zheng), 吳闖 (Wu Chuang) with substantial assets and large amounts of company stocks. Therefore, these families are also among the billionaires.

No matter if they were wealthy or not, Nguyen Van Zheng's education method for his son is to endure hardship first. So at nine years old, Ruan Wei Jie was sent abroad by his father, thus escaping Li An’s persecution and missing out on meeting Yan Luoxi and Zhou Guangtao.

Li Yi came here today not to visit the leg injury of Li An; he temporarily put aside the matter about Li An's injured leg, told Ruan Wei Jie to wait outside, and then lifted his legs into the living room. He first surveyed the entire environment inside the house with a serious yet natural expression, clearly taking on an older brother’s demeanor.

Li An's residence is just as luxurious in decoration as he usually prefers; it is incredibly grand and comfortable. Just from looking at this living room, it can rival a five-star suite.

Lǐ Yì doesn’t care about the extravagant lifestyle of Lǐ n, who squanders money like water. Their family has no lack of wealth, and his dearest younger brother should be allowed to indulge in luxury.

Lǐ Yì turned around, looking at his pitifully disabled little brother standing beside him with a complex expression, but his tone was indulgent, "Sit down quickly, I feel uncomfortable seeing you like this."

Upon hearing his elder brother speak like that, Lǐ n knew he had softened up and wouldn’t be able to do anything to him anymore. He chuckled and sat on the sofa.

Lǐ Yì also sat down on the sofa, with a thoughtful gaze looking at the present Lǐ n. Due to time constraints and his father possibly arriving any moment, he had no choice but to get straight to the point, "Lǐ n, I heard that you found Yan Luoxi and are imprisoning her at home"

"Where did you hear such rumors! What do you mean by imprisoning her We’re mutually willing!" Lǐ n answered with full confidence.

Lǐ Yì was too familiar with his brother’s cunning nature and self-serving truth, which made the handsome and intelligent face show a sense of helplessness. He said frustratingly, "If that's the case, it means I misunderstood you."

"Of course, who told you this Is it Zhou Guangtao He's just spreading rumors!" Li An spoke with righteous indignation, making one feel that he felt wronged.

"Li An!" Li Yi's deep voice contained a trace of solemnity as he frowned at Li An. This look and demeanor were clearly inherited from Li Haonan; it was an absolute authority, his stern face clouded with a terrifying gloom that even the audacious Li An found unnerving.

Feeling guilty, Li An scratched his head and started to pout at his older brother, saying in a pitiful tone, "That Zhou Guangtao also likes Yan Luoxi. Seeing her get close to me makes him uncomfortable, so he just starts spreading lies about me."

The unwillingness of Li An to admit his wrongdoing made Li Yi even more frustrated; his expression was tense and angry. If their father were here, he would probably have already slapped him. Li Yi wouldn't hit Li An but he had his own way.

Li Yi took a deep breath, his eyes darkening as he slowly said, "Li An, do you know what our Li family does and how powerful we are Do you think that if one of our adopted daughters goes missing, with our power, we can't find her back Can she really be lost without any trace"

Li An was smart enough to feel a chill go down his spine hearing this from his brother. He twisted his face in pain and asked, "Are you saying that we deliberately let Yan Luoxi go missing"

"Is your head filled with water" Li Yi was so exasperated he felt dizzy, "Yan Luoxi was adopted at our mother's insistence; who would dare to make her go missing on purpose."

Li An pursed his lips and cursed himself for being stupid. In the Li family, who dared defy their mother’s wishes

"She left us back then because she snuck away herself."

Li An furrowed his brows in confusion as he looked at his brother, "So it was someone within our family deliberately covering up this incident" As the second young master of Li Family, he had secretly searched for Yan Luoxi countless times that year but received no news. Only two people could suppress such a matter—Father and Eldest Brother.d and gently stroked her hair: "I thought you didn’t like Huaiyang cuisine, otherwise I would have brought you here long ago."At this moment, Yan Luoxi was too engrossed in the food to talk to Li An....